PSLV C28 launch lift off normal: ISRO
Jul 11, 2015, at 04:01 am
Chennai, July 10 (IBNS) Indian Space Research Organisation (ISRO)'s heaviest commercial mission PSLV-XL with five British satellites on board was lifted off from Sriharikota in Adhra Pradesh on Friday.
India to launch British satellites
Jul 05, 2015, at 12:28 am
Chennai, July 4 (IBNS) The Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle (PSLV), in its thirtieth flight (PSLV-C28), will launch three identical DMC3 optical earth observation satellites built by Surrey Satellite Technology Limited (SSTL), United Kingdom (UK), the ISRO said on Saturday.
Better science needed to guide policy decisions for sustainable development - UN report
Jul 01, 2015, at 06:02 pm
New York, July 1 (IBNS) A new United Nations flagship report launched on Tuesdayfinds that solutions to the challenges to people and planet must build on clear scientific findings in order to be sustainable.
'Celebrating the Sciences' with Infosys Science Foundation
Jun 27, 2015, at 06:03 am
Thiruvananthapuram, June 26 (IBNS): In its quest to spread the culture of Science and Research and create pathways for India’s collective future, the Infosys Science Foundation brought together great minds with a view to ‘Celebrating the Sciences’ in Trivandrum.
CERN announces winners of its 2015 beamline for schools competition
Jun 15, 2015, at 10:22 pm
Geneva, June 15 (IBNS): CERN on Monday announced the winners of its 2015 beamline for schools competition.
Y S Chowdary urges Directors of CSIR to come up with at least 12 cutting edge technologies
Jun 13, 2015, at 09:38 pm
New Delhi, June 13 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Science & Technology and Earth Sciences Y S Chowdary has urged directors of the Council of Scientific & Industrial Research (CSIR) to come up with at least 12 cutting edge technologies which are to be commercialized every year.
Infosys Science Foundation hosts public lecture on 'Probabilistically Checkable Proofs'
Jun 12, 2015, at 04:25 am
Mumbai, June 11 (IBNS): The Infosys Science Foundation (ISF) in association with the Tata Institute for Fundamental Research (TIFR), on Thursday hosted Madhu Sudan, Principal Researcher, Microsoft Research New England, and Adjunct Professor, Electrical Engineering and Computer Science Department, Computer Science and Artificial Intelligence Laboratory, MIT, Cambridge, USA at TIFR campus to deliver a public lecture on 'Probabilistically Checkable Proofs'.
CERN releases first images of collisions at 13 TeV
May 21, 2015, at 09:44 pm
London, May 21 (IBNS) The European Organization for Nuclear Research on Thursday said protons collided in the Large Hadron Collider (LHC) at the record-breaking energy of 13 TeV for the first time o Wednesday.
May 20, 2015, at 11:16 pm
London, May 20 (IBNS) Researchers at the University of Birmingham have highlighted significant similarities between the behavioural effects of oxytocin and alcohol.
Vardhan Inaugurates Biotech Innovation Sector in Thiruvananthapuram
May 18, 2015, at 02:03 am
New Delhi, May 17 (IBNS) Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan, has said that the biotechnology sector is growing at an annual rate of 30 percent and India is set to become home to the world's third largest setup in the sector by 2025.
"US-CERN Agreement paves way for new era of scientific discovery"
May 08, 2015, at 04:58 am
Washington, May 7 (IBNS): A new agreement between the United States and the European Organization for Nuclear Research (CERN) signed on Thursday will pave the way for renewed collaboration in particle physics, promising to yield new insights into fundamental particles and the nature of matter and the universe, an official statement said.
Sharma inaugurates the first ever Science Centre and Planetarium in Puducherry
May 04, 2015, at 04:29 am
Puducherry , May 3 (IBNS) Union Minister of State for Culture (Independent Charge), Tourism (Independent Charge) and Civil Aviation, Mahesh Sharma inaugurated the first ever Science Centre and Planetarium in the Union Territory of Puducherry on Sunday.
Vardhan promises first observatory for eastern India
May 03, 2015, at 11:11 pm
Kolkata, May 3 (IBNS): Eastern India’s first observational astronomy institute is to come up in the Ayodhya Hills of Purulia district of West Bengal. Land for the facility has been acquired and necessary clearances have been obtained.
Japan Government's highest civilian award to be conferredon Professor C.N.R. Rao
May 03, 2015, at 01:13 am
New Delhi, May 2 (IBNS) Highest Civilian Award of Japan, that is conferred on academicians, politicians and military officers- the "Order of the Rising Sun, Gold and Silver Star", will be conferred on Professor C.N.R. Rao for his 'contribution to promoting academic interchange and mutual understanding in science and technology between Japan and India'.
Harsh Vardhan orders laying of plans for Centenary of Bose Institute
May 03, 2015, at 01:07 am
Kolkata, May 2 (IBNS) Union Minister for Science and Technology and Earth Sciences Harsh Vardhan announced in Kolkata on Saturday that the centenary of Bose Institute, a premier institution for multidisciplinary research in fundamental sciences, founded by Acharya Jagadish Chandra Bose, will be marked by the unfurling of a Perspective Plan on R&D over the next few decades.
Harsh Vardhan urges scientific community to come up with innovative solutions
May 02, 2015, at 12:28 am
Kolkata, May 1 (IBNS): Union Science and Technology Minister Harsh Vardhan urged the scientists and scholars whom he referred to as 'the creme of the society' to become role models for the country, bring more innovative approach in place of routine works and come up with out-of-the-box solutions for the country's problems.
NASA invests in hundreds of U.S. small businesses
May 01, 2015, at 06:26 pm
Washington,May 1 (IBNS) NASA has selected research and technology proposals from 254 small businesses and 39 research institutions in the United States for grants to develop new technologies that will further NASA's journey to Mars.
NASA completes MESSENGER Mission with expected impact on Mercury's surface
May 01, 2015, at 06:20 pm
Washington, May 1 (IBNS):A NASA planetary exploration mission came to a planned, but nonetheless dramatic, end Thursday when it slammed into Mercury's surface at about 8,750 mph and created a new crater on the planet's surface.
6 more satellites planned to be launched during 2015-16
May 01, 2015, at 03:56 am
New Delhi, Apr 30 (IBNS): Six more satellites are planned to be launched during 2015-16. These are two Communication satellites GSAT-6 & GSAT-15; three Navigation satellites IRNSS-1E, IRNSS-1F & IRNSS-1G; and one Space science satellite ASTROSAT.
Russian spacecraft plunging to Earth?
Apr 29, 2015, at 10:44 pm
Moscow, Apr 29 (IBNS) The controlled deorbiting of a Russian cargo spacecraft is not possible, media reports said on Wednesday.
Bizarre 'platypus' dinosaur discovered
Apr 27, 2015, at 10:04 pm
Birmingham, Apr 27 (IBNS) Although closely related to the notorious carnivore Tyrannosaurus rex, a new lineage of dinosaur discovered in Chile is proving to be an evolutionary jigsaw puzzle, as it preferred to graze upon plants.
ICARUS neutrino experiment to move to Fermilab
Apr 23, 2015, at 03:38 am
Geneva, Apr 22 (IBNS): A group of scientists led by Nobel laureate Carlo Rubbia will transport the world's largest liquid-argon neutrino detector across the Atlantic Ocean from CERN to its new home at the U.S. Department of Energy1’s Fermi National Accelerator Laboratory 2.
NASA Spacecraft achieves unprecedented success studying Mercury
Apr 17, 2015, at 04:52 pm
Washington, Apr 17 (IBNS) After extraordinary science findings and technological innovations, a NASA spacecraft launched in 2004 to study Mercury will impact the planet’s surface, most likely on April 30, after it runs out of propellant.
Physics community to discuss latest results of the AMS experiment
Apr 15, 2015, at 07:17 pm
Geneva, Apr 15 (IBNS) The Alpha Magnetic Spectrometer (AMS) collaboration will present on Wednesday the latest results in its quest to understand the origin of cosmic rays and dark matter.
Driverless car by Gujarat scientists
Apr 11, 2015, at 04:55 pm
Ahmedabad, Apr 11 (IBNS) Inspired by Google's driverless car project, two scientists from Gujarat have made a driverless car of their own design.
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M Annadurai takes over as Director of ISRO Satellite Centre
Apr 06, 2015, at 10:57 pm
Chennai, Apr 6 (IBNS) M Annadurai, Outstanding Scientist and Programme Director, Indian Remote Sensing Satellites (IRS) and Small Satellite Systems (SSS) of ISRO Satellite Centre (ISAC), Bangalore, has assumed the office of Director, ISAC on Apr 1, officials said.
Proton beams are back in the LHC
Apr 06, 2015, at 12:27 am
Geneva, Apr 5 (IBNS) After two years of intense maintenance and consolidation, and several months of preparation for restart, the Large Hadron Collider, the most powerful particle accelerator in the world, is back in operation.
Uncovering the secrets of the Himalayas off the coast of Mumbai
Apr 02, 2015, at 07:16 pm
Mumbai, Apr 2 (IBNS) Despite being thousands of kilometres apart, a team of international scientists are collecting samples from the bottom of the Arabian Sea to find out how the growth of the Himalayan mountain range has affected the Asian Monsoon over the last 50 million years.
NASA's OSIRIS-REx mission passes critical milestone
Apr 01, 2015, at 05:04 pm
California, Apr 1 (IBNS) NASA said its 'groundbreaking science mission' to retrieve a sample from an ancient space rock has moved closer to fruition.
PSLV-C27 successfully launches India's fourth Navigation Satellite IRNSS-1D
Mar 29, 2015, at 02:33 am
Chennai, Mar 28 (IBNS): The ISRO said its Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle, PSLV-C27, successfully launched the 1425 kg IRNSS-1D, the fourth satellite in the Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System (IRNSS)on Saturday from Satish Dhawan Space Centre SHAR, Sriharikota.